Never Forgotten Time
                  
Remembrance of chaotic time
Lingers amidst the stench and flames of battles fought,

While the winning remains denied by many.

Residue of billowing dust
And wilting spirits implore,
Often echoing back from porous walls
The inner self now embe dded
With crustaceous evil.

Horizons of learned time
Ask we reckon with nature's insistence,
Hearken to light,
Listen for what can still be heard,
Seen,
Touched,
Inhaled,
Savored.

But…

Yesterday’s timeless lessons
May vanish from consciousness,
Just as fragrance of a roadside flower passed over

Will never realize its essence,

Save purveyors of truth
Traveling with self-realization
Undaunted by past mistakes

As they continue their quest,

Never forgetting to occasionally

Look back over their shoulders

Inhale the fragrance of truth deeply

While holding remembrance of the never forgotten time.